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The 2012 National Conference on Volunteering and Service will be June 18 - 20, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois!
A program of Points of Light Institute, this annual event provides attendees with an...
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National Service Fellows conducted in-depth research resulting in resource manuals, curricula, methodologies, studies, websites, and other products that help practitioners design and implement better...
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Student involvement in service and service-learning produces valuable benefits to local communities and enables young people to become proactive members of society, while also experiencing the...
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Because of their importance, theoretical elements of successful campus-community partnerships have long been identified. However, less has been done to ascertain best or even promising practices of...
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More than fifteen years ago, a high school in a small, coastal Oregon town began a senior project that fostered civic engagement in its students. Set within the context of a community-wide approach...
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A small, coastal Oregon town that has experienced many transitions in employment and lifestyle has come together around community-wide service-learning projects that benefit its citizens. Their...
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RSVP of Worcester, Massachusetts, initiated an innovative classroom program, Math Magicians, that assists local elementary schools in cultivating students’ appreciation of mathematics and enhances...
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With support from Learn and Serve America, RSVP of Northern Arizona, headquartered at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, recruits baby boomers and assigns them to tutoring projects in local K-...
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In response to the Seniors Assisting Youth Engaged in Service (SaYES) initiative, Shelby Public Schools Service-Learning Program launched a campaign to recruit older adult volunteers and partner them...
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Students at Santiago Creek Community School, an alternative campus operated by Alternative, Community, and Correctional Education Schools and Services (ACCESS) of Orange County, California, undertook...
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A class of 16 at-risk students in Anaheim's Youth and Family Resource Center (YFRC) undertook the design, making, and delivery of pillows and care packages for young patients confined to the Neonatal...
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Alternative, Community, and Correctional Education Schools and Services (ACCESS), a division of the Orange County Department of Education, uses service-learning projects as a way to enhance...
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An energy education program — Knowledge Is Power! (KIP) — in California's Ojai Valley, uses peer to peer interaction and experiential learning to educate elementary school students. A marionette show...
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At Grand Rapids Community College (Michigan), faculty members have developed a unique way to learn the pedagogy of service-learning. Learning circles are a place for faculty to come together and...
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Although service is its own reward, it's human nature to desire recognition! At Ferris State University, leadership awards are given annually through a collaboration of the Student Leadership and...
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In junior high and elementary schools, after-school service-learning can work effectively as part of a larger overall systems-change initiative. By providing after-school enrichment for students who...
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Through a partnership with the Cosumnes River Preserve, students in the Galt Joint Union Elementary School District are helping to restore valley oak riparian forests. The Cosumnes River Project is a...
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Conservation efforts in the state of Texas are increasingly being emphasized. For students enrolled in service-learning courses at Blinn College, serving at deer data collection check stations...
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The Salmon and Trout Education Program (STEP) is a hands-on curriculum that uses a thematic approach to the preservation of salmon and steelhead trout. The program was originally developed for use in...
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Middle school students who have been expelled from Metropolitan School District in Indianapolis are given the chance to reenter the district without falling behind in school. The non-traditional...
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Sandra Naughton's National Service Fellows report, Youth and Communities Helping Each Other: Community-Based Organizations Using Service-Learning as a Strategy During Out-of-School Time, offers...
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Each year students and teachers in the Lake-Lehman School District (PA) build capacity for service-learning by taking part in Project GIVE (Gaining Insights with Volunteer Experiences). During...
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This effective practice offers a collection of community service and service-learning project ideas appropriate for young students. The ideas were compiled from a discussion on the ACList (AmeriCorps...
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An elementary teacher led her class through an environmental service-learning project on school grounds. By allowing for considerable student input, school-wide buy-in was achieved and many valuable...
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As the general population enjoys increased longevity, traditional notions of old age and retirement are no longer applicable, and more and more older workers wish to remain economically active. Other...
